Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
MARTINS FERRY

Mrs. James Evans, OF Baltimore, is the
guest OF frienis in the city.
Cemeteries ARE of slower growth in Mar
tins Ferry than probably any other town
of like size under similar conditions IN the
STATE. Our leading undertaken has made
an estimate of the deaths i'll the past two
years, which compared with statistics in
the same time, shows Our death rate to he
q long way below the average. This
speaks well of the city's health, and OF
this locality rs a place Of residence. 1t is
not quite an Eldorado, but it comes
pretty near TO II.
The ChWrch Hcrdid of last week contains
a pleasing aud interesting letter from Rev.
4. y. Morrison, who had charge OF the NJ.
T.. Church daring the absence Of Rev. f.
ID. HolIz in Europe last spring Mr..
Morrison made many friends while here,
who will he interested i'll his letter. He
is in Niralia, California.
Following is the programme for the Bel.
mont County Teachers Association, TO be
held in this city December II, 1887: Ten
O'clock Il. N, ''Thc New Teacher" A. w.
Harris, city; Reading" w. II. Ayres,
Morristown. 100 N How to Secure
the Cooperation OF Parents" NJ. NJ. Hun
ter, Flushing; Rapid Penmanship,' VI. Il
McGlenn, Bellaire. General discussion
after each paper.
The EIsOn glass works closed down yes.
tarday pursuant to IN order of President
Smith, OF the A. +. &. W. L. The strike
will continue till the existing differences
between the men aud the Manufacturers
Association are settled.
Miss Della Deity is ut Holloway visit
ing friends.
DR.. viii II. Hall will attend a meeting
OF the Ohio Dental Association in Stcuhen
vile to morrow.
Mrs. William Owens is quite i'll at her
home corner Fourth aud Hanover streets.
COIinne seems To be a prime iavorite
with Martins Ferry tlieatre-g0erS. 1t is j
hard matter TO tiud anyone who has not
seen her show.
The GlaSsH0IkerS strike will not neces-
sarily injure Martina Ferry materially.
Tne Buckeye will continue In operation
and the Union under a new name and un-
der the charge Of n new company will be
at work January LIST. \ force of men are
nov ut " TX preparing the latter to 20 into
operation.
At the last meeting OF the City Council
DR.. ]. ID HobensaCk presented a bill OF
s. for services rendered in Policeman
Smiths case, when that officer wa suffer
my from a broken finger, which injury
was received by him while arrestiug q
mar larger than himself and who WAS
making o desperate resistance. The
prisoner had taken the officers club from
him and was in q fair way to do him up
when he struck him on the hand, break
ing the finger. Smith was laid up, or
rather put into such condition az to make
him available for no more than a watch
man for several weeks. Oar policemen
receive the princeiy salary OF s.
a week, and it seems to al
unprejudiced observer that against
they pay doctors bills for mi uries
received while in the discharge of duty,
they will find the position rather Onerous.
When Marshal Joe ~McConndughy, Of
Bridgeport, was shot by a resisting pris-
oner, the Town Council paid his salary
during the several months confinement,
and also a doctor hill of over 500, besides
all drug bills. To say the least, it seems
ungratelul on the part Of the City Council
to refuse to recognize this ball.
Charles Showers ice house on the old
HOyle property is nearing completion.
Tie City Council at a special meeting
Friday evening awarded to a Chicago firm
the contract OF furnishing a hook and lad
der truck ADD apparatus and two hose carts.
They also closed a contract with the
Wheeling Natural Gas Company for
seventy tive street lights.
Another lengthy petition from the peo-
pie of the Standard addition was read at
the last meeting Of Council, and as usual
tabled, or the same thing, referred To- 2
committee. The committee appointed to
open the street through the Breidenstein
property and the Bell property was the
Walnut Grove, has reported progress
two or three times, but further than that,
nothing has been done. The streets are
still closed, and the people generally heel
no more hope Of them being opened now
than two years ago when the House and
fraction council was managing the city
stiair-
4 valuable COW belonging to II. +. Key
Ger died yesterday OF injuries received from
q fall.
On Thursday night a pleasant surprise
party was rendered Miss Ella Fitzpatrick
by a number Of her young friends at hsr
home in Clark's addition. An elegant
supper of the daintiest viands was
served at 10 O'Clock, which was heartily